Wheel-rim lock



March 25, 1930. B. v. VON SENDEN 1 1751779 WH EEL RIM LOCK Filed Jan. 10, 1927 F%Za I0 INVEN TOR. BQYO 1 Von SENDEN ATTRNEYS.

Patented Mal. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOYD V. VON SENDEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFOIRNIA, ASSIGNOR GIB ONE-THIRD T THEODORE HARDEE ANI) ONETHIRID T0 GUY N. BJORGE WHEEL-RIM pocx Application fi1ed J'anuary 1d, 1927. smu m. 160,648.

This invention relates to automobile wheels and has to clo with mezins for locking the ri ms in place. The object 0f the invention is t0 provide means which Will prevent the unauthorized removal of the tire rim 0r its holcling lugs so as t0 thereby prevent theft of tl1e tires which has heretofore been accomplished by simply jacking up the car ancl taking ofi' the tires 011 their removable rims,

or its equivalenta removable wheel in som'e oases.

The drawings accompanying this application show the preferred form of the invention, Fig. 1 being an elevation of a common type of automobile wheel with my lock in place 011 one 0f ehe tire rim bolts, Fig. 2 an enlargecl broken sicle view of the end of the holt taken fr0m the line 22 of Fig. 1'Fig. 3 a view 0f Fig. 2 from the line 33 thereof, Fig. 4 showing a slight modification in the end of the holt, and Figs. 5 and 6 sic1e and end VieWs respectively of a slight modification in the lock ancl holt encl.

Brieflydescribecl my invention comprises providing one or more of the common rim bo-lts of somewhat greater length and of engaging the projecting end above the common nut with a, specially devised lock, ancl it also consists in the particular relatiou of the locked holt to the air stem inlet 0f the tire ins will behereinaf'ter described.

In the drawings 1 is a common aut0mobile wheel provided with a removable rim' or strip 2 and a tire 3; The removable strip 01 rim 2 being hold in place bya plurality of rim lugs 4 clamped against thosame by n1'1ts 5 011 tl1e rim bolts 6.

The tire is providecl with the usual air valve inlet stem projecting through the Tim tightened against the felly by a nut 7 ancl covered by a dust cap 12, all theabove described arts being of the'well known comstruction. 1

At a point preferably diametrically opposite the valve stem one of the bolts as at 6 is made longr than the 0theis and is engaged at itS outer enclby a special lock 8 in the manner as shown in any of the Figures 2, 4 and 5. I

In Fig. 2 tl1e holt 6' hs a lacch'seat formed in its sicle (m t 9 and the lock is providecl With a snap lat ch holt as at 10 beveled off as shown sothat the lock may be simply pressed over thefencl fthe bolt ancl the latch holt will snap in platze in the seat, ai1d when thus in place over the end 015 the bolt the lock pre ve'nts remoVal of the 1'im releasing nut5. T0 remove the lock a key is inserted in the keyhole 11 anal tl1e holt withdravvn, the lock 8 being proviclec-l with any of the well known lock mechanisms for 'afiecting relea'se cf the holt With the key not speoifically a part of this invntion and therefore not shown.

A similar lock may be positionedover the valve stem as shown at 8 at a point between its nut 7 and dust cap 12. v

The lock and encl of the holt may be:variecl consiclerably While still functioning in the mariner 'described. Fig. 4 Shows one such moclification inwhicl1 thelock8'f is of circular form and is provided with a circular flangg 13 QOV8I1I1g the n ut 5 so that it can not be reached With zj wrench arid the holt notoh 9 is a circular groove so tl1at the lock may be revolved on oho holt when lockecl while the holt 6' is provicld with a reduced end as a1: 6" 0ver which ehe lock slips.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a still further modifica'- tion which may be applied to any of tho locks 'and which consists of provioling the lock with a Web 14 covering theend of the holt 6 so that moisture ancl clust will i1ot easily final entmnce and'which also prevents the forcing in 015 any small instrument inan ttempt release the latch holt. In this modification in Fig. 1 a single lock cooperates With the valve stem 12 of the tir.e t0 prevent removal whether 01 not tl1e stem is providecl. with a lock, but .if the lock 8 shown in the figure 'WGIG not placed at a point remote from the valve stem' it is conceivable that upon release of .the unlocked bolts the rim could be pulled. outwardly and forced dovvnwardly from under the locked holt, but with the arrange- 'menl; shown this is impossible, though attention is called to the fact that the locked holt neec1 not be directly opposite the valve stem in order to so cooperate with it in 100king 011 the rim.

5 It should also be noted that While I show 21 wheel with the usua1 arrangement 0:E rim lugs with 0 ne locked by my devic'e; it is manifest that the invention applies toall 0f ehe various types 0f automobilewheels in Which a 'devi'ce issecur6d with abolt 0f even Where the major pzut of the Wheel itself is so r'e movably secured in place, and all of these arrangements are intended 130 be inclu'ded in my claims by the terms chosen t0 express the representative constrcti0n shown.

I-claim-a l. A keyopemtedlook formedtoslipover the outer en cLofa holt, a nut 0n said holt-inward= ofth'e lock,' said Leck provided with -means :engaging the threadecl holt against withdmwal of the 1ock, saiclmeans comprising aspring latch adapted 130 snap into engagement with a groove in s aid holt upon the lock-being axially slid over the same and a 2 5 circulan flange 011 said lock arranged 130 free1y embrace said nut. y

2; In combination with a threaded holt having a-- 11ut thereon, a circumferential gpoove 11 the outer end-of said holt outward 01" thenut,means;fra preventing the removal of said nut comprising. akey-operated lock hzwing 21 latch, saidlatch being arranged to enter into said groove-upon the lockbeing axially slidover%the end of'the holt, said l0ck being freelyrevolvable around said holt in front of said 1 nut:while engaged insaid groove.

BOYD- V. von SENDEN. 

